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Question
Why hot concentrated sulphuric acid is not used in the preparation of hydrogen?
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Solution
Conc. sulphuric acid is not used in the preparation of hydrogen as it will produce sulphur dioxide.
Zn + 2H2SO4 →ZnSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
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